At the heart of Dwarka city stands the temple with the high shikhara from which a huge saffron flag flies in the wind. This is the ancient and holy Dwarkadhish Temple dedicated to Lord Krishna, the founder of the city of Dwarka. Here he is not worshipped as the lovable child god or the flute playing cowherd as he is in Mathura and Vrindavan. In Dwarka he is the regal and majestic Dwarkanath or Dwarkadhish, the supreme lord of Dwarka. The deity is also affectionately called Ranchhodji, the god who left the battlefield.
Worshippers of Lord Krishna have travelled to Dwarka for centuries and for Vaishnavas, the Hindus who worship Vishnu, this is one of the Char Dhaams and also one of the 108 Divya Desam tirthas. The great Hindu philosopher Adi Shankaracharya came here in the ninth century to establish one of his monasteries, the Sharada Math. In medieval times the poet saint Mirabai left the kingdom of Chittor in Rajasthan and spent her last years here. She sang to Krishna, “I’m coloured with the colour of dusk, O Rana Coloured with the colours of my Lord. Drumming out the rhythms on the drums, I danced Dancing in the presence of the saints Coloured with the colours of my Lord.” Read More: About Dwarkadhish Temple
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